Sam Khok Floating Market

Sam Khok Floating Market is a weekend floating market located on the Chao Phraya River in Sam Khok District, Pathum Thani Province, north of Bangkok. It showcases the local Mon community heritage with vendors selling food and goods from boats and riverside stalls. Notable for traditional Mon dishes, handicrafts, and cultural performances, the market offers a quieter, community-based alternative to larger floating markets near Bangkok.

Visitors can expect a small riverside floating market along the Chao Phraya River with wooden piers, moored boats and stalls selling local food, snacks and handicrafts. Vendors trade from boats and along the riverbank, with seating areas for eating. The setting is community-focused and less crowded than major Bangkok floating markets, with views of the river, traditional Mon foods, and occasional cultural performances.

Sam Khok area has been a Mon settlement since the Ayutthaya period when Mon families migrated and settled along the Chao Phraya River. The floating market was later established by the local community and local administration to revive riverside trading traditions and preserve Mon livelihood and food culture.

The market highlights the Mon cultural heritage of Pathum Thani, featuring Mon cuisine, traditional sweets, handicrafts and community performances. It serves as a cultural and economic hub for the local Mon-Thai community and promotes preservation of riverside market traditions.